Our safety program is comprehensive and includes incentives, drug testing, and training.
Safety is part of everyday business at Tri-State Drywall, Inc. Our
present Safety Program began in the fall of 1995. Management recognized the need to improve and update the existing company program.
A team of five employees, consisting mainly
of field mechanics and foremen, was given the challenge to create an effective safety program that would serve the individual and the company alike. Their efforts resulted in a program that includes clear standards, expectations, goals, and rewards.
Members of the Safety Team presented their new program at a
company-wide meeting in December 1995.
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Today our safety Program continues to grow. We currently have a Substance Abuse Policy, which includes new-hire, random, and post-accident drug testing. A Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Control Plan was implemented in March 1996 to protect employees from potential exposure to viruses including HIV and Hepatitis B, which can be transmitted through blood.
New equipment including ladders, scaffolding, and guardrails are purchased regularly to ensure that employees are provided the safest possible access to their work. Training is done at weekly jobsite toolbox meetings and special training sessions at the office. Foremen are recognized and rewarded for making proactive efforts by running a safe project. Accident-free employees are rewarded regularly.
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The Safety Program at Tri-State Drywall will continue to grow and
expand, providing countless benefits. Our employees benefit through
fewer accidents and lost time injuries. The company benefits through
lower insurance costs, greater competitiveness and increased
profitability. Customers benefit through a safer, more productive
jobsite. Safe construction is successful construction.
By the
end of 1996 the responsibility of the original T.Q.M. Committee on
safety was replaced by a Safety Coordinator. Our program was again
enhanced with CPR and First Aid training along with the position of
Safety Manager, site visits, inspections and in-house safety awards.
The way be do business was forever changed.
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We embarked on an
extensive training program for fall protection, encompassing the
entire company as well as new hires. An in-house committee reviews all
safety violations with penalties varying from lost wages to termination.
Today
you can walk on any jobsite and immediately recognize Tri-State Drywall
employees. They are the ones, at all times, wearing hardhats, safety
glasses, and using proper fall protection.
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